Researchers at the National Space Biomedical Research Institute are working with astronauts to re-orient them to re-entry into earth and that research could benefit seniors and prevent falls. Astronauts experiencing weightlessness often suffer from disorientation, motion sickness and a loss of sense of direction because their bodies try to adapt...
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Don’t take quality of care and quality of life for granted
Guest video blog in Long-Term Living Magazine – don’t assume quality of care and quality of life.
DonÛªt take quality of care and quality of life for granted
Guest video blog in Long-Term Living Magazine – don’t assume quality of care and quality of life.
Public Views Wellness as Key to Reform Even if Wellness is Not on the Radar of Such Efforts
Well just as I blogged that we Americans need to take care of ourselves comes a poll that would suggest people agree. A new poll suggests that the public views wellness as a key to health care reform. However agreeing to take better care of yourself and actually doing it...
More Nursing Home Myths Busted
The common myth about nursing homes is that they are places you go to die or that the mentally ill populate them. People have nothing to do; have no friends; the list goes on. Well here is a story that should shatter some nursing home myths and misconceptions. The Beaumont...
Seniors Can Not Recall Drugs Prescribed During Hospitalization
According to a recent study by researchers at the University of Colorado nearly 9 in 10 hospitalized seniors could not name a single take-as-needed medication prescribed during a hospital stay. 88% of hospitalized seniors could not recall any medications they had been prescribed. Patients were given a list of medications...
Holiday Tips When Visiting Elders
Here are some additional holiday tips when visiting elders this holiday season. If you have not seen a loved one in a while, don’t be alarmed and panicked at their condition as it could simply be that they are aging naturally and appropriately. But do pay attention. And do stay...
Taking Quality of Care and Quality of Life for Granted Can Be Lethal
A recent trip to the American College of Healthcare Administrators conference where person-centered care was conspicuously absent from the agenda and a recent study that revealed that hospital boards may not be paying as much attention to quality as they should has me worried. Because inherent in both is the...
US Spends Most But Has Least to Show in Health Outcomes
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ranks the United States near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the world’s average. Life expectancy at birth in the U.S. was 78.1 years in 2007, less than the OECD...
Muscle Strength Decreases Increase Alzheimer’s Chance
As muscle strength decreases, chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease increases, according to research by Rush University Medical Center. 970 adults with an average age of 80 engaged in a series of strength and cognition tests. The subjects’ strength was rated in units, and ranged from -1.6 to 3.3. For each...